The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-23
THE NEW YORK SOCIALISTS.
A Stormy Meeting, at Which Henry George
and His United Labor Party Are Denounced.
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New YORK, Aug. 22.-Tne Socialist mass
meeting in the Cooper Union tonight to de-
nounce Henry George and the United Labor
party was a very demonstrative affair. The
hall was crowded and much enthusiasm pre-
vailed. Thomas O'Neill, of the Twentieth
sembly district. chosen chairman. There
was deafening applause as Furniture Union, No.
j, and Trainers Union, No. /, entered the hall
bearing red flags. The audience rose to their
feet and shouted with delight There was evi-
IDENTIFY discordans element present, however,
for when Chairman ONeill, after praising the
delegates who, he said. withdrew from the Syr-
acuse convention a question of principle be-
gan to denonnce Henry George. he was inter
rupted by Kisses. The Kisses were once met
by cheers; but whenever Mr.. ONeul.
in the course of his remarks,
commenced his attack upon Mr..
George he raised the storm again. There was so
much confusion that the chairman brought his
speech to speedy close, and introduced William
Penn Rogers who announced that he had re-
signed from the United Labor party. When he
mentioned Henry Georges name q storm of
cheers and hisses again from the great
crowd. The people on the platform dehantiy
waved their red flags, whereupon the opposition
shouted. "Police!" ''Polics" There an up
roar and a babel of tongues. but IL slowly sub
sided and Mr.. Rogers was given chance TO re-
sumo his address II admire the grand mogul
of the United Labor party. he said, but believe
he ia too absorbed in his land theory to care for
the masses" Mr.. Rogers was so frequently IN
terrupted that he did not proong his remarks
The confusion was increasing and Chairman
ONeill had battle with the crowd before he
got them quiet enough to let him introduce ed
itor Shevitch. of the Volks Zetung. The ap-
pearance of this leading light of socialism was
signalized by more kissing and cheering wind
ing up IN row between factions in the rear OF
the hall. When hostihties had ceased, Mr..
Schevitch said he had nothing offensive to say
about the two leaders of the Henry George
movement, but when they attempted to pre-
scribe one medicine for all the ills OF labor
they made mistake. He and his fellow
socialists had. he said. taken
back seat in the United Labor party in order no.
to arouse the mad dog cry of socialism.
They had done good work for the party He
referred to the various parties which had arisen
and passed away, and declared that their fall
due to bossism and the dictation of individ-
nails. Mr.. Schevitch then proceeded to criticise
the Syracuse nominees as not representatives of
labor. He was occasionally interrupted but on
the whole his speech was we'll received and he
was loudly applauded at times
After several letters of sympathy from Troy,
Buffalo and other cities had been read the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
That the workingmen Of this city repudiate
Henry George, his platform and his political
machinery; that he has aided the captalistic
class by casting odium on body of earnest
workers and thinkers who have fought the bat
ties of humanity and progress; calling on organ
lied labor rescue the labor movement from
boss Henry George; pedging the Socialists to act
politically against all the existing parties, in
cludlng the George party. until a genuine labor
party is formed; and calling upon the opponents
of George in the United Labor party to
elect delegates to conference to
be held on Sunday, Sep. 4. at
Webster Hall, and also inviting all trade and
labor organizations TO send delegates TO that
conference, with g view to separate political ac-
ton.
After the adop tion of the resolutions the in
teres. lessened and many left the hall without
listening to the speeches of Edward Finkelstone,
the rejected Syracuse delegate; editor Jonas.
of the Volks Zeitune, and Col Hinton. all of
whom denounced Henry George as boss and
the United Labor party machine.